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Captcha

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000159

A challenge-response test used on websites to differentiate human users from automated programs, or bots. Users are typically asked to complete a task that is simple for humans but difficult for computers, such as identifying distorted text or selecting specific images from a grid. The name is an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000159
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Captcha",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
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  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/captcha/"
}

Record 177 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.